TV5 wants two-cent wholesale rate increase to alleviate financial problems

By Ahmad Hathout Television network TV5 Quebec Canada is asking the CRTC in a Part 1 application to raise the rate at which broadcasters must carry its channels by two cents to get through a difficult financial period before the next licence renewal date in August 2026. The request would increase the rate to 30 cents per subscriber, per month in French-language markets and 26 cents in English-language markets. The station reasoned that the commission hasn’t adjusted the rate for the former market in 35 years and hasn’t budged on the latter market in 10 years. It is proposing that...